Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-10-21
FACT AND FANCY.


New York city would like TO have the Chris
TOPPER Columbus celebration In 1892.
A Key West, Fla, dispatch says there has
been no fever there since the LIST Inst
The Chinese population OF San Francisco il
Is stated, Is larger now than ever before
A 2year-old horse recently SWAN six miles
across a lake near Seattle, Washington terri
tory
The government OF Guatemala offers all
possible facilities TO vessels trading on It's
coasts.
Creoso,ed pine ties are considered more
valuable than oak by many southern
engineers.
A meeting in favor Of the abolition OF
slavery was recently prohibited by the govern
ment Of Brazil.
Fleas, one who has tried 1t asserts, may be
driven away by scattering -four OF sulphur
+ literally about
Large numbers Of German emigrants are on
their way TO central California, where they
propose to form a colony
The thrilling story Of the tarAntula duel Ia
pronounced an artistic and well.developed lie
by The Nercan F.naacier.
The general government OF Columbia has
determined TO erect FOR account OF the nation,
lighthouse near the entrance 10 the mouth
Of the canal at Colon.
wildcat killed In Clay county, Mississippi.
one day recently by j. n. Cogdel measured
from the end OF its mustacbe 10 the tip OF its
tail feet aud II inches, and weighed 393s
pounds.
The fret will Of an Indian ever fled 10 the
courts OF Washington territory was admitted
TO probate Monday al Tacoma. His name
was Milton Fisher. He died on the Puyallup
reservation six mouths ago.
Ata recent Italian picnic in Paterson, y. j.,
two silk Gags that matched, Italian and
American, made Of silk, woven in one piece,
and at a cost Of s. 500 were unfurled Two
thousand Italians were present.
lady on tue steamer Suevia, just in from
Europe, gave birth during the voyage TO
twins--a sea born lusty boy and pink mer
maid Of girl. The lady's husband is in
Hong Kong, whittier she was iourneyIng To
meet him.
In 1852 the citizens OF Fnchhurg, Mass,
presented Prince" fine black horse TO Gen.
Klmball, their soldier idol He rode the AMI
NAL all through the war and at the recent aa-
nual reun on Of the $50 regiment OF MAssach-
usetts volunteers.
The recent discovery OF several valuable
springs Of different mineral waters In Costa
Rca has caused the government 70 issue dc
cree declaring all such 20 be the property 81
the state aud ordering that in future mona
shall be transferred 10 private ownership
Kno'e house, Seven Oaks, the seat Of Lord
cEv1l Ahf oh hcinQ -
stroyed by fire, was place Of considerable
note even before the days OF Edward J. and
D'Urfey says in abiding to il, that 'Knols
most famous in Kent still appears, were
mansions surveyed for thousand long years"
The stables were known a. the kings stables
ever since King Henry Wills time, although
he Was probably not the first and he certainly
was not the las, monarch who visited the
place. That potentate SO much admired the
situation OF the house that in royal fashion ho
forced the archbishop MY Lord Cranmer,"
20 make him a present OF Knoe. Cranmer
tried to induce Henry to think the residence
too small. but the king answered: Marry, |
will live at Knole," That settled the question,
and the archbishop forthwith made over the
property to him.
Chattanooga Is greatly excited over faith
cure, which, il i6 ead, took place Saturday
night. For year aud half Mrs. w. ;.
Jordan has been utterly helpless, and during
all OF that time has been confined 10 her bed
An emiss4rv 10 the Christian Science, OF Bos-
ton, arrived In the city Saturday, and a prayer
service lasting two hours was held In the room
OF the sick woman. She joined heartily In the
service, and all at once sros. from her bed,
put on her clothes, and left the house. She
walked q distance OF ten squares uuaided.
Sunday morning she attended church for the
first time in two years. When she entered
church a decided sensation was created, her
most intimate friends refusing to believe their
own eyes Mrs. Jordan is a firm believer in
the faith cure. She has been unable to leave
her bed for over eighteen months. The affair
las caused a genuine sensation.
The nomenclature OF towns and cities In
this country, writes Washington correspond
ent, is full OF peculiarties, not the least OF
which are those names which mslead one as
to location by following the name OF state
During President Arthur's administration
there was an incident which pontedly illus
trated this phase. The term OF govern
ment officer had expired at Michigan City.
He was under the treasury department, one
Of the heads Of which wrote TO the senator
from Michigan, o. ID. Conger, asking whether
the man should be reappointed or whether
the senator would recommend another. Sena
tor Conger replied that he would Ike few
days in which to ascertain the wishes OF his
constituents, when he would report TO the de
partment. In about week q letter came
from him In which he stated that he had dis.
covered that Michigan City was not in Michi-
gan, but In diana, aud that he thought he
would not invade Senator Harrison's BALL.
wick with suggestions. Neither be nor the
treasury official had at first been aware OF this
fact, and the name had misled them both.
In the geological garden at Philadelphia ia
hog deer which has Of late become very
savage Sunday he amused hmself by at
lacking his family and soaring his mate out OF
her wits He wound up his spree by INJECTING
two severe cuts on the body OF Mrs Deer,
and then the superintendent decided that
something must be done to tame him. Four
keepers were ordered to enter the Enclosure
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